I went to the cathedral But I was too late They'd blown out all the candles They'd locked the iron gate Now, I went to the cathedral In need of a connection When I look into the mirror There is no reflection Cathedral, cathedral once shining in the sun Now in the shadow of the towering banks The falling bombs (Bomb...) I went to the cathedral To stand and kneel and sit But was I hearing laughter Coming from the crypt? I was looking through the hymnal When I was a choir boy How I loved the stained-gla** windows And singing Jesu joy But I went to the cathedral To give my confession Only to be told that The priest had been arrested Cathedral, cathedral once shining in the sun Now in the shadow of the towering banks The falling The falling The falling Cathedral, cathedral once shining in the sun Now in the shadow of the towering banks The falling bombs (Bombs...)